Qingdao, CN to Houston, US (CNQIN to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Qingdao and Houston starts at $7,812 per 20' container and at $9,165 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 31 to 42 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, COSCO and 6 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,165 with Maersk) takes 39 days at sea, while the fastest option (31 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $3,757 costs 8 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,165) sits 6% below the $9,754 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 39 days | $9,165 | $150 | $125 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 39 days | $9,170 | $150 | $125 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $10,776 | $145 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 39 days | $11,756 | $145 | $319 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $12,001 | $143 | $62 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $12,044 | $210 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 38 days | $12,044 | $210 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | 42 days | $12,047 | $157 | $165 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 35 days | $12,114 | $135 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 35 days | $12,114 | $135 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $12,144 | $210 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 36 days | $12,922 | $135 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 31 days | $12,922 | $135 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 36 days | $12,930 | TBA | $82 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 35 days | $12,930 | TBA | $82 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 34 days | $12,930 | TBA | $82 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 33 days | $12,930 | TBA | $82 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $13,942 | $158 | $220 | N/A | Select & Quote |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
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18 sailings available · Transit: 31–42 days · 8 carriers